WordPress is one of the most popular and powerful blogging platforms available. It requires PHP and MySQL to run. You can get it at WordPress.org. It is Open Source.
Here’s what you’ll need to install WordPress following this tutorial:
Apache
PHP
MySQL
WordPress source
- Download the latest WordPress from WordPress.org. WordPress (as of version 2.7) will automatically update itself and will not require editing of files on the server manually.
- Start up your Apache server with PHP.
- Move the WordPress files to your server. This can be using FTP, cPanel, etc.
- Navigate your browser to the URL of the WordPress files. For example, if you placed the WordPress files on the domain root then go to example.com. If you placed the files in a folder (let’s say WordPress or blog) then go to example.com/wordpress or example.com/blog.
- Your web browser should redirect you to the installation page. Now two things may occur. You may get a permissions error where the installer doesn’t have permission to edit he files or you may get a “ready for installation” page. If you get a “ready for installation” page skip to number 7.
- If you got a file permissions error enter your FTP client, or ssh, or cPanel file manager and change the permissions as stated on the error page. If you need help head to the forum or comment.
- Begin installation. It should ask for blog information like “title” and “description”. Enter those. Also enter the url.
- Now set up a database. You can name it anything. I used “blog”.
- Back at the WordPress installation enter your database name, username, and password.
- Hit install! Take note of the admin password on the next page as you won’t get it again after leaving that page.
Congratulations! You have successfully started a WordPress blog!
